Mr. U.S. is a Big Bang Comics superhero who appeared in the Image Comics line, as its version of Captain America.

Mister U.S.
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics, About Comics
First appearanceBig Bang Comics #8
Created byNat Gertler
Mark Lewis
In-story information
Alter egoCaspar Milquetoast, Dave Donovan, Joseph Average, Brett Kowalski
Team affiliationsGovernment Operatives for Organized Defense of the Genuine United (Yeeha!) States (G.O.O.D.G.U.Y.S.)
AbilitiesBionic arms ,legs, and, depending on which incarnation, bionic eyes, ears, radio receivers/ computers in his head.[1]

The different versions of Mr. U.S. refer to the different comic-book ages and how each age tools its characters for a certain audience, leading from the cheesy, hyperactive Silver Age of comics, to the dark, gritty comics of the 1990s.

In all of the versions however, Mr. U.S. shares the ability of enhanced strength thanks to artificial limbs implanted for certain reasons:

  • Golden Age - the fight against nazism
  • Silver Age - the fight against communism (this has many McCarthyism undertones)
  • Bronze and Modern Ages - the fight against terrorism

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. U.S." Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-06-17.

Official website

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